- Location
- Redpath Library, Canada
- Type
- Part-time
- Education
- PhD
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
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McGill Writing Centre Fall 2026 Term
The McGill Writing Centre is inviting applications for a Course Lecturer to teach WCOM 206-801 (CRN 8147 - 3 credits) - Communication in Engineering during the Fall 2026 term.
Course: WCOM 206-801 (CRN 8147 - 3 credits) - Communication in Engineering
No of lectures: 26 / No of contact hours: 39
Course dates and time: August 31, 2026 to December 4, 2026, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:05pm - 7:25pm
Contract dates: August 31, 2026 to January 5, 2027
Location: TBA
3-credit course teaching current rate: $11,479
3-credit course teaching rate as of September 1st, 2026: $11,824
Note about Make Up Days: On Thursday, December 3, the normal Thursday schedule of course lectures, labs, conferences, and tutorials will be replaced by a Monday schedule.
Please note that there is a possibility that the day/time/location could change.
Posting period: July 30, 2026 - July 31, 2026.
Application deadline: July 31, 2026, 11:59PM.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education:
•Graduate Degree (PhD preferred) in Rhetoric, Composition, Business and Professional Communication, or a closely related field.
•Evidence of having received training in the teaching of written and oral communication for professional purposes.
Experience:
•Experience teaching written and oral communication at the post-secondary level.
•Experience teaching written communication to students with a wide range of English language abilities is an asset.
•Experience teaching Engineering or Science students is an asset.
Applicants must:
1. demonstrate an ability to design structured course materials, including learning activities, based on the course description and target audience;
2. demonstrate an ability to foster learning by establishing a positive classroom dynamic, involving learners in various activities, and managing student participation and group interactions effectively;
3. demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the language of the course, both orally and in writing;
4. provide evidence of an ability to use a variety of technologies to support student learning;
5. provide evidence of how they keep abreast of advances in the field of expertise relevant to the course in question;
6. demonstrate the ability to carry out the duties and obligations of a course lecturer in a respectful and timely manner;
7. demonstrate the ability to work with the Faculty of Arts and University administration to address class management issues in a constructive and timely manner.
Applications for the current posting must be submitted within Workday.
Please indicate in the appropriate fields in Workday:
-the maximum number of courses you wish to teach;
-if you have taught them before.
Please also upload the following documents in the CV field in Workday:
1) Your updated CV [REQUIRED]
2) Brief cover letter (if you are applying to teach a course you have not taught before or for which you have not previously received Teaching Qualification Requirement recognition) [IF APPLICABLE]
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
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